Today's post starts with old pictures. These were taken sometime last month and show how I've rearranged the girls' room after removing that huge bunkbed/playhouse that they used to have. We instead bought some bed frames and box springs and gave them two separate twin size beds. I reorganized the big walk-in closet so that all of their clothes are now in it and removed all of the dressers to make more space. The only update to the picture below is that Dean finally installed a computer in their room (with parental controls, of course!) He is currently working on wiping out one of his own computers to install in their room so that each girl has her own machine. I thought for sure they'd fight over the single computer, but they really aren't as bad as I thought they would be! They take turns and have fun watching the other one take her turn. They love their new room and I love how much space they now have! This is Luci's bed.
Here's Drew's bed.
Chinese New Year fell on Valentine's day this year, February 14th. Though Daddy treated the girls and me to a small token, we usually don't do much for V day. But to celebrate the new year, we took the girls to their favorite Chinese restaurant and met up with Dan and Tina, Sonja and Max and Dean's parents. And of course they wore Chinese outfits! My beautiful China Dolls!
Last weekend, Tina's niece, Ana celebrated her birthday. After the party, they all headed to a local sledding hill. Though there wasn't much snow on the ground, it was plenty enough for sledding! I couldn't make it as my chorus was having a coaching session in preparation for our upcoming regional competition in April! So these were the only two pics from that day that Dean could snap before the camera battery died.
Today was a lazy do nothing day...we take them when we can get them! The girls and I were goofing around on the piano when Dean decided to try his hand at it. So I taught him the old stand-by, "Heart and Soul". While he drummed out the chords, I played the melody. I think we impressed the girls (shhh...don't tell them that we really don't know how to play!!)
My brother stopped by today with his dogs, Gigi and Boone. So I set my photo stuff up to try and catch a good shot of Boone. (No easy task with a 3 month old puppy who does NOT sit still!) While waiting for him to calm down, I instead got this cute shot of Monty. He's a great posing dog!
Though the task was next to impossible, I actually DID get a relatively decent shot of Boone! He's so adorable and getting HUGE! My nickname for him is Tank-ass!
Drew wanted a shot of her and Monty...
In other news, the latest with myself is LASIK surgery! I had an initial appointment last week and have scheduled the surgery for April 2 (though I may change it to an earlier date, depending.) This is something I have wanted to do for many years, and I'm finally getting my chance and I cannot wait to throw these glasses right out a window!! I look forward to being able to buy regular old sunglasses again, doing away with the semi-permanent furrows in my temples from the arms of the glasses being to tight, no longer sweating under the nose-pieces, no more scratched lenses, etc! I don't look forward to having to use reading glasses, an unfortunate side effect from this surgery, but readers are way more preferable to constant daily use of regular glasses in my opinion! Oh, and the thought of using my camera without glasses seems divine!
I have a birthday coming up in the next couple of weeks and have asked for an ipod Touch! (Basically and iphone without the phone and camera). I checked out the option of just upgrading my phone to an iphone instead of doing the ipod touch route, but I'd have to settle for an 8GB phone as opposed to the 32GB ipod I'll be getting instead...plus I really like my Blackberry, so it was a rather easy choice. Now, I haven't received definite confirmation on this as of yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll be getting my way! :-) I'm so spoiled sometimes!!
A shout out to Team USA! Though we fell short of the gold medal standings, we kicked some butt in the overal medal count! Great job to our nation's athletes as well as to the world's athletes! An excellent Olympic games this year!
Today's quote:
Change is in the air, people, and I'm hitching a ride! I've officially decided to end my pity party much to the relief of several people, I'm sure. Will I forget all the pain and heartache? Absolutely not! How could I?! But whatever has recently occurred in my brain has made me have a new outlook on life and I couldn't be happier! Change...lots of it, starting now! :-)
One of my all-time favorite bands (Muse) sings a great song called "Feeling Good", a song written back in 1965 by someone else. This is one of my most favorite songs, though I am exceedingly hard pressed to pick just one!
"....It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life....for me. And I'm feeling good!" I'm using this as my new life motto! Hope you have as great a day as I've had today!
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